Samsung 4K UHD Blu-ray Player UBD-K8500

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by steve1971

My wife ordered the K8500 for me off Amazon. Cant wait to get it and pair it with my Samsung 55inch KU6500 and get my 4K collection rolling.

Blade Runner 1982 and Planet Earth 2 should be among your first purchases. Cars 3, Despicable Me 1 & 2 (the latter two are Dolby Vision encoded, though you will get the HDR10 layer instead since your player and TV don't support it) are must buys for animation.

[Leonidas King]

Not to burst any bubbles but after having this player for about 2 years it has suddenly become faulty. Proceed with caution. I dont think I will ever buy another Samsung player again.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

Not to burst any bubbles but after having this player for about 2 years it has suddenly become faulty. Proceed with caution. I don't think I will ever buy another Samsung player again.

I know I won't.

[imsounoriginal]

I've been very happy with this player, other than a random hiccup a couple times where it kinda froze on me. Had to change the remote battery a month or two ago, other than that it's been smooth sailing. My old Samsung BD player was a nightmare so I kinda gambled buying this one, but it's been fine.

[MegatronG1]

I'll be picking this up after work today, it's currently going for under £200, so I can't wait to start my 4K collection!

[Alan38]

I have a question and I would appreciate any help that you can offer. I have a Philips POS9002 and hdmi ports 1 and 2 are hdcp 2.2 compliant. This is my set-up:

- K8500 connected directly to the TV via a premium certified hdmi cable.
- Separate connection to the soundbar via audio input on the player.
- Both TV and the player are running the latest firmwares.

Intermittently, though not always, I get the following error message that truly grinds my gears: "displayed in hd only because the hdmi port is not hdcp compliant. Switch screen or inputs". I know for a fact that both hdmi ports 1 and 2 on the TV are hdcp compliant and I am having no issues whatsoever with my Xbox One S.

Can anyone help me rectify this issue?

[Dubliner1]

Hi guys- another question...does this player have Bluetooth?

[steve1971]

Originally Posted by Dubliner1

Hi guys- another question...does this player have Bluetooth?

No.

[smileyousonofab****]

I've been having problems with playing Wonder Woman in 4k and It Comes at Night bluray won't play. It just just gives me an error message and spits the discs out.

[Dubliner1]

Originally Posted by steve1971

No.

Thanks for the reply- appreciate that.

[Vulcan195]

Originally Posted by Vogmudet

I was having this issue watching Amazon and Netflix streaming services. Constantly blanked out for seconds at a time. Seriously was annoying. Then I remembered that I had set the color to Force 4:4:4 and turned it back to Auto.



Problem solved.



I got the advice from this website:



http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/audio/Sam...8500_Tips.html



"General Tips for Samsung UBD-K8500 Users:

Don't set (force) the UBD-K8500 Color Format to 4:4:4 - use the (default) "Auto" setting. 4k/UHD (10-bit) and blu-ray (8-bit) discs are encoded 4:2:0. With the player desktop (home screen) at 4K/UHD 60Hz, even 8-Bit UHD 60Hz 4:4:4 is just under the 18Gbps HDMI 2.0 max and with many cables may not be reliable. (4K 60Hz 10-Bit 4:4:4 exceeds the HDMI 2.0 spec. For 4K/UHD 60Hz 10-Bit, only 4:2:0 is supported per HDMI 2.0 spec. 12-bit 4:2:2 is supported.) Even at 8-Bit, the problems with 4K/60Hz 4:4:4 player home screen is typically because the cable used can't handle 8-Bit 4K/60Hz 4:4:4 (17.82Gbps IIRC) - just under the HDMI 2.0 18Gbps spec max. 1080P players usually had a 4:2:2 option, but not the UBD-K8500 although it reportedly outputs 4:4:4 with "Auto" Color Format setting when playing 24fps (24P) content like Blu-Ray and UHD movie discs.



Since it outputs 4:4:4 for 24P disc playback using "Auto" color format setting - why force 4:4:4 (always) when it has the potential fsor problems at the player 60Hz home screen. (4K/24P 10-bit 4:4:4 is a HDMI 2.0 supported format, as well as 4:2:2 but not 4:2:0 so the player has to convert the disc's 4K/24P 4:2:0.) But if you set the player's Color Format to 4:4:4, it will always use that - even for the 60fps (4k/UHD) desktop/home screen - which caused loss of video with his setup/cables when outputting 4K 60Hz.



Tested 4K 60Hz (forced) 4:4:4 home screen again with a more expensive 3M cable he had on hand (brand name I won't mention, but infamous for outrageous prices) - instantly resulted no video. (4K/24P playback wasn't a problem even with the amazon high-speed 6ft cable.) Changed (reset) from 4:4:4 back to "Auto", no problems. (I'm sure some say they had better results with different cables (maybe BJC), but I lost count of how many have had problems after forcing 4:4:4 with the player's 4K/60Hz home screen.)

None of the cables on hand were reliable with forced 4:4:4 player setting at the 60Hz player home screen. (A better cable certified for 18Gbps rates may have helped, but forcing 4:4:4 was still a problem with claimed "Up to" 18Gbps 6ft and 3M cables he had using a direct connect to an LG 55EF9500 with HDMI port set for UHD, and working reliably for 4K/24P HDR discs.) Using "Auto" vs forced 4:4:4 was reliable for the 4K/60Hz home screen. (Again, "Auto" setting uses 4:4:4 for 24P discs without the 60Hz desktop problems seen with forced 4:4:4 using the cables he had.)"

I have an Apple TV 4K connected via a 3 foot Monoprice Premium Certified Cables ($7 for 3ft) to a Denon x2300W receiver and from there with a 6 foot cable to my LG OLED B6. The Apple TV is configured for 4K SDR @60@4:4:4. Deep Color is enabled on the LG. I have ZERO issues with video. BUT ...
When I switch the Apple TV to 4K HDR10 @ 4:2:2 @(60, 30 or 24) ... I get very visible color banding. Could this be the cable? Incidentally 4K HDR10@4:2:0 @60 works fine. Sadly, Apple TV 4K does not do 4:2:0 at 30 and 24 (it only does 4:2:2).
Furthermore, zero issues with 4K DolbyVision.


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[disrember]

1013.2 is available to download via the unit only

I checked samsungs UBD-K8500 bluray player to see if there is an update and... nope (1012.1). I have just watched a film and the player at the end as I took the disc out it announces there is an update and its now 1013.2


again would be good to know what the update does

[bbwiscfan]

I've had this for almost two years and over the last week it its just been shutting off on its own. I turn it back on, and within a minute it shuts back off. I reset it, and tried to download 1013 update and it would't let me, so I did a hard reset. Presto, the update was available. I downloaded it hoping that was the problem and within 30 minutes of playing a movie it shut off again. Same thing. I suspect it may be a hardware issue, but has anyone else had this problem?

[disrember]

Originally Posted by bbwiscfan

I've had this for almost two years and over the last week it its just been shutting off on its own. I turn it back on, and within a minute it shuts back off. I reset it, and tried to download 1013 update and it would't let me, so I did a hard reset. Presto, the update was available. I downloaded it hoping that was the problem and within 30 minutes of playing a movie it shut off again. Same thing. I suspect it may be a hardware issue, but has anyone else had this problem?

no problems with mine I am affraid

[LordCrumb]

Anyone else having a similar issue to me?

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...4#post14505804

Not sure if its a player problem or receiver problem..?

[steve1971]

Well we have had our K8500 for awhile now and it has played every disc I have thrown at it without an issue. Still wondering what the new firmware update was for. Samsung like Sony dont give hardly any info on their updates so it leaves me wondering. Hate when they do that.

[pottyaboutpotter1]

Originally Posted by steve1971

Well we have had our K8500 for awhile now and it has played every disc I have thrown at it without an issue. Still wondering what the new firmware update was for. Samsung like Sony dont give hardly any info on their updates so it leaves me wondering. Hate when they do that.

Disc compatibility maybe? I know Samsung puts out firmware updates if there’s a common problem of some discs having issues.

[rroeder]

I noticed after doing the update there was a change to the 24p setting, now there is a disc and a streaming option to choose whereas before it was just disc I believe

[LordCrumb]

So no one else having playback issues with Dolby TrueHD/Atmos tracks?

With Samsung Player (Bitstream):


With cheap Veon Player (Bitstream):




*Edit* - Looks like i'm not alone: https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/...p/240669#M1482


Can we roll back firmware updates?

[LordCrumb]

Currently on Samsung Live chat, and they have no clue even though it's been reported on their support forums.

They got me to Unplug everything, plug it all back in and turn it on.. This was their awesome response when it didn't fix it;

I understand that this is important to you, however, we have done the basic things already, but nothing has changed.